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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Caitlyn Jenner & Ted Cruz

Caitlyn Jenner & Ted Cruz

March 7, 2016

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] Election years have, and always will be, a maelstrom of ideologies and arguments that mash together into one big conundrum. Maybe that’s why whenever we hear...

Newton: Feminism in the 21st century

Newton: Feminism in the 21st century

March 4, 2016

Sydney Newton [email protected] There are many connotations that come along with “feminism” nowadays. And sadly, a lot of them are negative. Some in our society have morphed this term into...

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Reed: Life as a liberal arts major

March 4, 2016

Keith Reed [email protected] The University of Iowa held its semiannual Career and Internship Fair on Feb. 24. I have attended these fairs since I started at the UI, which comes up to six at this...

Transgender rights vs. majority comfort 

Transgender rights vs. majority comfort 

March 2, 2016

Marcus Vincent Brown [email protected] South Dakota has become the battleground for the future of LGBTQ students, specifically those who identify as transgender in public schools. On Tuesday,...

State segregation is not a solution

State segregation is not a solution

March 2, 2016

Jack Dugan [email protected] The Israeli/Palestinian conflict, waged ruthlessly by extremists on either side, has been a source of constant Western scrutiny and Middle Eastern malaise since the...

In this Nov. 14, 2015, photo, Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, makes a point as Bernie Sanders listens during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa. Clinton and Sanders are outlining the steps on Nov. 19, they would take to combat the Islamic State group, each making major speeches less than a week after the deadly attacks in Paris. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Studer: The narrowing Democratic race

March 1, 2016

Samuel Studer [email protected] Over the weekend, Hillary Clinton produced a dominating win over Bernie Sanders in South Carolina’s Democratic primary, one of her biggest accomplishments of...

Elliot: Our own Waterloo

Elliot: Our own Waterloo

March 1, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] Last week, the Washington Post made an interesting observation: “The Texas primary next Tuesday now becomes either Cruz’s Alamo or his Waterloo, depending on...

President Donald Trump looks around the room at the 2015 Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on May 16, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Is a Trump nomination inevitable?

February 29, 2016

Jace Brady [email protected] The Republicans held their upteenth presidential debate on Feb. 25, and it was the first time I sat Donald Trump flustered. Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio brutalized...

U.S. should take stronger stance on human rights 

U.S. should take stronger stance on human rights 

February 29, 2016

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] Last week in Cairo, a controversial judicial sentence was carried out. On the surface, it appears to be a standard case. A defendant accused of being behind...

In this Nov. 14, 2015, photo, Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, makes a point as Bernie Sanders listens during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa. Clinton and Sanders are outlining the steps on Nov. 19, they would take to combat the Islamic State group, each making major speeches less than a week after the deadly attacks in Paris. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Reed: Sanders vs. Clinton in South Carolina

February 26, 2016

Keith Reed [email protected] The South Carolina Democratic primary will take place Saturday. In a 2014 survey, the U.S. Census Bureau found that almost 30 percent of South Carolina’s population...

Newton: Prevalence of ‘study drugs’ says a lot

Newton: Prevalence of ‘study drugs’ says a lot

February 25, 2016

Sydney Newton [email protected] If you perform a simple Google search of “college study drugs,” your first result will be Adderall, a prescription drug used to treat people diagnosed with...

Soyer: Time to update sex-ed classes

Soyer: Time to update sex-ed classes

February 25, 2016

Hannah Soyer [email protected] The summer after my freshman year of high school, I spent two weeks in New York City participating in a creative-writing program for teens. One of my most memorable...